Key Verse Spotlight
1 Timothy 2:5 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“For {there is} one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;”
1 Timothy 2:5
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
For this {is} good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
For {there is} one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. {to...: or, a testimony}
Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, {and} lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
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